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Get serious: CFA
By Bridget BradyFIREFIGHTERS are reminding Casey residents not to be complacent about fire safety, despite an abnormally wet summer. The large rainfalls have resulted in…
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Browned off by damage
By Bridget BradyTHE pride and joy of the Hampton Park Bowls Club has been severely damaged. The club’s new $200,000 synthetic green, which members waited…
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Casey among worst hit
By Bridget Brady and Lia BichelCASEY residents are counting the cost after floods ripped through the City of Casey on the weekend. Suburbs in Casey…
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Three cheers for the helpers
THE Casey Council has praised its staff, emergency services, volunteers and residents who worked together to help people in need during the floods. City of…
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Government to support aid
By Lia BichelFLOOD affected residents will have much needed support from the State Government. Premier Ted Baillieu visited Pakenham on Sunday to assess the flood…
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Help flooded in Narre Warren SES crews tackled the floods to respond to about 700 calls for assistance. Photo: Donna Oates
By Nicole WilliamsNARRE Warren SES crews were inundated with emergency calls on the weekend. Narre Warren SES unit controller Tim Howell said the crew responded…
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Flood concert venue flooded
By Bridget BradyIT’S irony at its finest. The Casey Cares charity concert organised to raise money for flood victims has had to be moved –…
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It’s a no child zone
By Bridget BradyIT WAS all hands on deck at the Merinda Park Learning and Community Centre on Monday. Staff rallied to clean up the damage…
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Fast-paced farce with a twist
THE West Gippsland Arts Centre is opening its 2011 main stage season with a bang. Malthouse Theatre’s ‘A Commercial Farce’ takes on the traditional fast-paced…
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New United soccer club takes off
– Paul PickeringTHE Hampton Park United Sparrows have taken flight for 2011. Hampton Park United Soccer Club has rolled out the welcome mat to players…
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Greenough takes west by storm
CHAMPION Pearcedale trainer Kel Greenough has taken High Earner to its second Group 1 feature Perth Cup win in as many years. Paying $5.10, the…
